Bio: Nicole Serrano is the Executive Director of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance.  Previously she has coached at Montgomery Bell Academy (TN), Lexington High School (MA), and Hanover High School (NH).  As a high school policy debate coach, Nicole has coached two teams to the top 6 at NFL nationals, as well as coached a team to the semi-finals or better at every major national high school tournament, including the TOC. She has also coached students to numerous top ten speaker awards, including a top five speaker at the Glenbrooks, Harvard, Emory University's Barkley Forum, Massachusetts' State, and NFL's tournaments. As a Nicolet (WI) debater, she reached the late elimination rounds of Wake Forest, Harvard, and NFL Nationals. She also qualified for the TOC. As a debater at Dartmouth College she reached the late elimination rounds of tournaments such as Northwestern, Wake Forest and Kentucky as well as winning the University of Northern Iowa tournament.

Role: The Director of Tournament Promotion heads the NDCA's efforts to promote the NDCA National Championships. Questions and input regarding the NDCA Championships, including tournament bids for future championships and tournament information for the current year should directed to Nicole.

Elected Term: October 2009 to October 2012.